It’s hard in daily life. It’s even harder in management because it’s the stress of the moment.
BEN HOROWITZThe important thing about mobile is, everybody has a computer in their pocket. The implications of so many people connected to the Internet all the time from the standpoint of education is incredible.
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Groupon looked like a very high valuation, but any investment in a great company at any stage is almost always a good investment.
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When I was CEO, and I’d listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.
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The key to high-quality communication is trust, and its hard to trust somebody that you dont know.
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Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur… Eventually
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As a startup CEO, I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.
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Most large mistakes in organizational design come from putting the individual ambitions of the people at the top of the organization ahead of the communication paths for the people at the bottom of the organization.
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The only thing that prepares you to run a company is running a company.
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Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.
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The person they’re working with, is going to be the person they’ll know more. So if that person leaves, they’re going to go – well, should have I left too? What did they get and how does that compare to my deal.
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Your employees know each other better than they know you.
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Generally the reason they fail in the job is, you made some mistake in the hiring process in that you didn’t match… them to the needs of your company accurately enough. That’s the #1 reason this fails. And that’s generally a good place to start.
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When you’re making a critical decision, you have to understand how it’s going to be interpreted from all points of view. Not just your point of view, not just the person you’re talking to, but the people that aren’t in the room. Everybody else.
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It’s quite possible for an executive to hit her goal for the quarter by ignoring the future.
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As a company grows, communication becomes its biggest challenge.
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I think theres a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.
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